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• Bow drill
  ...g it around multiple times, or actually tying it to the drill or through a hole through the drill shaft, then wrapping it. ("Egyptian Bow Drill" from link on main fire making article)
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• Muscadine
  ...the pulp inside. Muscadines are not only eaten fresh, but also are used in making wine, juice, and jelly.
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• Home Security
  ...ners and [[deadbolt]]s extend into a recess in the door jamb when engaged, making the strength of the door jambs vitally important to the overall security of Drill a 5/8 hole 6" deep in your floor if concrete and about 6-8" back from your door. Put
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• Mking Charcoal: Indirect by burning inside a barrel
  ..., which is impractical for the small amount of coals needed by the WSM, or making my own lump, which is just a way to burn to coals and store them for use as ====There are two basic methods of making charcoal: direct and indirect====
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• Vulcanizer
  ...e side, and cut out to fit the tread of the tire on the other, and used in making a mold for a brass casting. A piece of woo is formed to fit inside the shoe
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• USPO1,740,737
  Water is placed into the interior of the dome through a small hole 13, and a whistle 14a is set into the dome to be operated from steam escapi ...the entrance to the shell? by a partition or plate 15. The plate 15 has a hole for passage of the absorption pipe 16, which ex tends down to a point below
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• The Colony (TV series)
  ...te project is securing the warehouse with better defenses. Joey fixes the hole in the back wall that was previously breached by putting trash on the stair *[[Spark-Gap Transmitter]]: John C. proposes making a rudimentary transmitter that's similar to a [[telegraph]]. It will consis
  29 KB (4,323 words) - 18:28, 24 June 2010
• Methane Digester Experiments
  ...into the closet, I repeated this everyday. After 4 or 5 days it would stop making any kind of gas and it would sit there for a couple of days. ...and then put the top on. The glass jar I used had a metal top. I drilled a hole in the top and bolted a closet pole flange (the kind that has pipe threads
  7 KB (1,320 words) - 14:15, 25 June 2010
• AT4
  ...Armour Systems). [[Saab]] has had considerable sales success with the AT4, making it one of the most common light [[Anti-tank warfare|anti-tank]] weapons in The AT4 requires little training and is quite simple to use, making it suitable for general issue. However, as the cost of each launcher makes
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• Carl Gustav M/45
  ...ts of earlier submachine guns. The sheet metal stamping techniques used in making the German [[MP 40]], the British [[Sten submachine gun|Sten]], and the Sov ...bolt-forward position by pushing the cocking handle downwards, engaging a hole in the lower left receiver wall.
  10 KB (1,581 words) - 15:53, 2 July 2010
• Polyvinyl butyral
  ...module at a sealed terminal box that is attached to the circult through a hole in the back glass. Another common laminant used in the solar industry is [[ ...toward methods of making the interlayer itself cheaper to manufacture, or making the interlayer easier to handle and less prone to material defects during t
  5 KB (712 words) - 09:10, 20 September 2010
• Glossary of textile manufacturing
  :[[Canvas]] is an extremely heavy-duty [[textile|fabric]] used for making [[sail]]s, [[tent]]s, [[Tent#Marquees and larger tents|marquees]], and othe ...sed to reinforce the hole, to shield something from the sharp edges of the hole, or both.
  45 KB (7,016 words) - 09:15, 20 September 2010
• Spermaceti
  ...cosmetics, leatherworking, and lubricants. The substance was also used in making [[candle]]s of a standard [[Photometry (optics)|photometric]] value, in the ...spermaceti could then be drawn out by bucket or a whaleman would enter the hole and manually remove the fluid. Once gathered the spermaceti would be placed
  3 KB (481 words) - 09:17, 20 September 2010
• Mathematical tile
  ...were more resistant to the weathering effects of wind, rain and sea-spray, making them particularly useful at seaside locations such as Brighton.<ref name="B
  17 KB (2,507 words) - 09:22, 20 September 2010
• Shingle weaver
  The craft of shingle making demanded a high skill level and considerable manual dexterity.<ref name="Re ...gleaming saw in front of him, cut the narrow strip containing the [[knot]] hole with two quick movements of his right hand, and toss the completed board do
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• Dry stone
  ....<ref>[http://handbooks.btcv.org.uk/handbooks/content/section/1635 Cripple Hole Construction]</ref>. ...the lifetime of the finished product, and a skilled waller will take time making the selection.
  15 KB (2,339 words) - 09:24, 20 September 2010
• Confined space
  • Work in confined spaces can increase the risk of injury or death by making employees work closer to hazards than they would otherwise, such as engulfm ...ases and the employee collapsed as he was about to climb out of the access hole. A boy on work experience with the employee attempted to pull him out but w
  59 KB (9,427 words) - 20:30, 20 September 2010
• Air safety
  ...e|car]] for {{convert|100000|mi|km}}, which is also 100,000 person-miles), making it one of the safest modes of transportation, as measured by distance trave ...irplane has 100 passengers, then the passenger miles are 100 times higher, making the risk 100 times lower. The number of deaths per passenger mile on commer
  53 KB (7,764 words) - 20:33, 20 September 2010
• Occupational hygiene
  By use of Inhalable, respirable or other suitable sampler (7 hole, 5 hole, et cetera) these dust sampling methods can also used to determine metal ex ::Founded in 1939, AIHA has more than 75 local sections and 11,800 members, making it the largest of the national professional associations.
  36 KB (4,956 words) - 20:33, 20 September 2010
• Mining
  ...of hard materials, [[bore hole mining]], [[drift and fill mining]], [[long hole slope mining]], [[sub level caving]] and [[block caving]] ...mine fans, usually located above ground. Air flows in one direction only, making circuits through the mine such that each main work area constantly receives
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